Verse (18:16), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

The third word of verse (18:16) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and relative pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and".

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)

(18:16:3)wamā
and what

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)REL – relative pronoun

الواو عاطفةاسم موصول

Verse (18:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth
verse of chapter 18 (sūrat
l-kahf):

Sahih International: [The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah , retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."